The Romantic period is a movement that was influential in literature, art, and music in Europe between the 18th and 19th centuries. Poets of this period produced works that emphasized emotional intensity, love of nature, personal freedom, and the importance of imagination. The Romantic period in English Literature is divided into two: the first generation and the second generation. While the first generation includes poets such as William Blake, William Wordsworth, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the second generation includes poets such as Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and John Keats. Here is brief information about the second generation Romantic period poets in English literature.
Lord Byron
Lord Byron (photo: upload.wikimedia.org)
He is one of the most famous and influential Romantic poets in English literature. He was born in 1788 and died in 1824. He is an English poet and traveller and is known for his passionate and rebellious personality. His father was a nobleman, and his mother was the daughter of a poet. Byron became the heir of a noble family at a young age and grew up among the English aristocracy. However, despite his wealth and social status, he faced many difficulties in his personal life.
Byron dealt with the main themes of the Romantic period. Subjects such as nature, freedom, passion, and rebellion frequently appear in his works. His poems are known for their emotional intensity, dramatic narratives, and strong emotions. Byron travelled around Europe in his youth and took a particular interest in Greece.
Byron caused much controversy, both with his works and his personal life. Scandal and gossip became an integral part of his life. He became especially known for his sexual freedom and behaviour that challenged social norms.
Byron's most famous works include "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage", "Don Juan" and "Manfred". "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" is a series of poems inspired by Byron's own experiences and includes the observations and feelings he gained during his travels. "Don Juan" is a long series of satirical and humorous poems and is one of Byron's best-known works.
John Keats
John Keats (photo: i.guim.co.uk)
John Keats is one of the important Romantic poets of English literature. Keats was born in 1795 and died in 1821 because he contracted tuberculosis at a young age. He died in Rome, only 25 years old, at the beginning of his literary career, while struggling with the effects of the disease.
His family struggled with various difficulties, and both his parents died at an early age. He started writing poetry at a young age and attracted attention with his passion for literature. He completed his training as a medical student at Guy's Hospital.
Keats is associated with the sensuality, love of nature, and idealism of beauty of the Romantic period. In his poems, he frequently focused on nature, beauty, love and temporary improvisations.
Keats faced much criticism throughout his life, and his works did not reach a wide readership. However, after his death, his works gained popularity and today he is considered one of the greatest poets of English literature.
Keats' most famous works include "Ode to a Nightingale", "Ode on a Grecian Urn" and "To Autumn". In these works, man's quest to find his feelings and thoughts in the symbols of nature and beauty comes to the fore.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelly (photo: r2.1k-cdn.com)
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) is one of the important poets of the English Romantic period. Shelley was born in 1792 and died in a shipwreck in 1822. He is known for his works that deal with subjects such as free thought, love of nature, moral idealism and social justice. Shelley is also known for his marriage to Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, and his closeness to his friend Lord Byron.
Percy Bysshe Shelley grew up in a wealthy family and showed literary and philosophical interests from a young age. He was educated at Eton College and later at Oxford University.
His love for nature, passion for free thought and idealism of social justice are frequently mentioned in his works. In his works, he explores the depths of the human soul, the beauty of nature and universal moral problems.
Shelley's most important works include "Ozymandias," "Ode to the West Wind," "To a Skylark," and "Prometheus Unbound," a poem about the impermanence of power and the arrogant nature of man.
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